HMCS Discovery is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve division and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Created during World War II from the Vancouver...
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settlement. Today it is the site of Vancouver's Naval Reserve Division, HMCS Discovery. One of Vancouver's first white settlers, John Morton, visited the island...
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have borne the name HMS/HMCS Discovery, while ships of other branches have also used the name: HMS Discovery (1600) was a discovery vessel in service between...
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HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier, the third and last aircraft carrier in service with Canada's navy. The aircraft carrier was initially...
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Discovery, a cruise ship HMCS Discovery, a Vancouver stone frigate HMS Discovery (1741), a 6-gun storeship HMS Discovery (1774), an 8-gun discovery vessel...
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east is Deadman's Island, the site of the naval station and museum HMCS Discovery, where the harbour itself opens up to the Burrard Inlet. Towards the...
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designation, such as HMCS Trinity, HMCS Chippawa, HMCS Discovery, HMCS Stone Frigate, and the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets summer training centre HMCS Quadra. Shore...
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15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. The Naval Reserve Unit HMCS Discovery is based on Deadman's Island in Stanley Park. RCAF Station Jericho Beach...
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reserve divisions: HMCS Scotian; HMCS Queen Charlotte; HMCS Queen; HMCS Hunter; HMCS Hochelaga; HMCS Cataraqui; HMCS Hunter; HMCS Burlington. Christening...
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HMCS Malahat is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Division (NRD) located in Victoria, British Columbia. Dubbed a stone frigate, HMCS Malahat is a land-based...
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operation of all 24 NRDs across Canada. Co-located with NAVRESHQ is NRD HMCS Montcalm, Naval Fleet School (Quebec) (NFS(Q)) and the Naval Museum of Quebec...
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employment for relief workers during the Great Depression and seamen from HMCS Discovery on Deadman's Island who were facing punishment detail in the 1950s (Steele...
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October 1974. HMCS Nanaimo, RCN: March 1997. Royal Westminster Regiment, then called the Westminster Regiment: 24 May 1963. HMCS Discovery, RCN: 3 October...
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reserves, with yesterday being the Departure with Dignity event at HMCS Discovery. It has been one of my greatest honours to serve our country in this...
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'Norvans' Military teams 1943–1944 Vancouver Army 1944–1944 Vancouver HMCS Discovery Navy Nanaimo 1951–1954 Nanaimo Native Sons 1955–1958 Nanaimo Timbermen...
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British Columbia Regiment, 15th Field Regiment RCA, 6th Field Engineers, HMCS Discovery and others all contributed to the war effort. Massive new spending by...
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Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia), in honour of Princess Margaret at HMCS Discovery, the Canadian navy's land station in Vancouver. Turner danced with Princess...
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Island – No public access but can be seen from land near Brockton Point. HMCS Discovery Building – No public access but can be seen from land near Brockton...
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unemployed relief workers again during the Great Depression, and seamen from HMCS Discovery on Deadman's Island facing punishment detail in the 1950s. Also in that...
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HMCS Chatham HMCS Chippawa HMCS Cornwallis HMCS Discovery HMCS Donnacona HMCS Fort Ramsay HMCS Givenchy HMCS Griffon HMCS Haligonian HMCS Hochelaga HMCS Hunter...
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Winnipeg HMCS d'Iberville, in Rimouski HMCS Discovery, in Vancouver HMCS Donnacona, in Montreal HMCS Griffon, in Thunder Bay HMCS Hunter, in Windsor HMCS Jolliet...
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Detachment Vancouver 12 Field Ambulance 12 Military Police Platoon HMCS Discovery 192 Construction Engineering Flight (Aldergrove) Canadian Forces Recruiting...
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activity. HMCS Avalon Band HMCS Brunswicker Band HMCS Carleton Band HMCS Cornwallis Band HMCS Quadra Band HMCS Quebec Band HMCS Discovery Band HMCS Hunter...
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University) British Columbia Armoury, New Westminster Deadman's Island (HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve Division), Vancouver Defunct military bases in British...
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Canadian Air Force base at Sea Island, and many sailors were from the HMCS Discovery naval station of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve. In 2005...
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Organization Position Naval Officers' Association of Canada Patron HMCS Discovery Wardroom Life Member Royal Canadian Naval Sailing Association Honorary...
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Top Aces (redirect from Discovery Air Defence Services)
designed to provide high fidelity threat simulation and includes AESA radar, HMCS, IRST, Tactical Datalink, and EW capabilities. To reflect this, the upgraded...
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HMCS Windsor is a long-range hunter-killer (SSK) submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy, the second submarine of the Victoria class. She is named after the...
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she was transferred to Vancouver to serve as a training tender with HMCS Discovery Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division. In the 1980s she was renamed...
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retired in 2015. Craig's career started in 1974 with his posting at HMCS Discovery as a cadet. His posting coincided with his attending the University...
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